Stanchion-retainer.



A. TUSGANY & L. J. PETERSON.

STANGHION RETAINER.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 19, 1913.

Patented Jan. 13, 1914.

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Jaw/Z] ZJP Inventor:

Attorneys A. TUSCANY & L. J. PETERSON.

STANGHION RETAINER.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 19, 1913.

Patented Jan. 13, 1914.

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Attorneys UNTTFFU STAES ATENT FFIO [1 ALEXANDER TUSCANY AND LOUIS J. PETERSON, OF ST. ALBANS, VERMONT.

STANCHION-EETAINER.

To all 207mm it may concern:

Be it known that we, ALEXANDER TUSOANY and Lotus J. Pu'rnnson, citizens of the United States, residing at St. Albans, in the county of Franklin, State of Vermont, have invented a new and useful Stanchion- Retainer, of which the following is a specification.

The device forming the subject matter of this application is a stanchion, and the invention aims, primarily, to provide a novel stanchion retainer, adapted to cooperate with sundry well known elements in a stanchion structure.

()ne object of the invention is to provide a device of this type which, when the keeper of the stanchion is in an open position will latch the pivoted stanchion against horizontal swinging movement, the construction being such that when the keeper is swung inwardly to a locked position, the stanchion will be automatically released for horizontal swinging movement.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device of this type which will hold the keeper of th stanchion firmly in its latched position.

It is within the scope of the invention to improve generally and to enhance the utility of, devices of that type to which the present invention appertains.

With the above and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction, hereinafter describedand claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed can be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the drawings :Figure 1 shows in front elevation, a stanchion equipped with the retainer constituting the subject matter of the present invention, the keeper of the stanchion being swung to an open position; Fig. 2 is a fragmental elevation of a stanchion equipped with the retainer constitut ing the present invention, the keeper of the stanchion being closed; Fig. 3 is a top plan view showing the retainer as it will appear when the stanchion keeper is disposed as shown in Fig. 1; Fig. 4; is a perspective of the supporting portion of the retainer; Fig. 5 is a perspective of the striking plate which is secured to the stanchion plate; Fig. 6 is Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed July 19, 1913.

Patented Jan. 13, fail-1.

Serial no. 780,066.

a perspective of the latch which cooperates with the supporting member shown in Fig. 1; Fig. 7 is a perspective of the locking member which cooperates with the parts shown in Figs. 6 and 1-; Fig. 8 is a fragmental elevation showing a slightly moditied form of invention.

In Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings there is shown a frame 1 which may be a part of the stable or barn. A stanchion 2 is shown, the same being pivoted at its upper and lower ends to the frame 1, as indicated at 3, for horizontal swinging movement. A keeper 1 is pivoted as indicated at 5 to the lower portion of the stanchion 2. The foregoing elements are common and well known and they are of importance in this application only in so far as they enter into combination with the structure hereinafter described.

ln carrying out the present invention there is provided a retainer which is a composite structure, the same including a support 6, shown in detail in Fig. 1, and comprising an upper arm 7 and a lower arm 8. In the lower arm 8 there is an opening 9 which may be of circular contour. In the upper arm 7 there is an opening 10 which, as indicated at 11 is enlarged and prolonged rearwardly toward the body portion of the support 6. The opening 10 in the upper arm 7 is enlarged at one side and adjacent its rear to form a recess 12.

The invention further includes a locking member indicated generally by the numeral 1st and shown in detail in Fig. 7. The locking member 1 1- comprises a shaft 15 which, in order to decrease the friction and to economize material, may be concaved as indicated at 15 The locking member 1 1 co1nprises arms 16 and 17, disposed in a plane substantially at right angles to the axis of the shaft 15. The arm 16 is a locking arm and the arm 17 is an actuating arm; therefore, the arm 17 may be made relatively light, the arm 16 being of sufficient strength to hold the keeper 4t in place as will hereinafter appear. The locking member 14 further includes an upstanding detent 18, located in front of the shaft 15.

There is provided in the present embodiment of the invention, a latch member, indicated by the numeral 19, and shown in detail in Fig. 6. The latch member 19 is equipped with a vertical, longitudinal opening 20, and the rear face of the latch member is flat as Lin shown at 21. The forward wall of the latch member 19 is cut away to form a notch 22 which, in outline, corresponds to the detent- 18 of the locking member 1a. Projecting forwardly from the latch member 19 is a finger piece 23 and upstanding from the upper end of the late 1 member is a spindle 2 1.

As shown in Fig. 5, there is provided a striking plate 25 comprising an angularly disposed arm 26 having an opening 27. The shaft 15 of the locking member 14 is inserted into the opening 20 of the latch member 19, the detent 1S registering in the notch 20. The upper end of the shaft 15 is inserted into the opening 10 in the arm '7 of the support 6, the spindle 24 being received in the recess 12. Then, the latch member 19 is lowered, so that the lower end of the shaft 15 is received rotatably in the opening 9 in the arm 8 of the support 6. The support 6 is attached to the upper part of the stanchion 2, as shown in Fig. 1. The striking plate 25 is attached to the upper portion of the frame 1 in such a position that the open ing 27 in the arm 26 will be alined with the spindle 2 1 when the stanchion 2 is located in a common vertical plane with the frame 1. The parts now may be considered as disposed as shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

lVhe-n the parts are positioned as shown in Fig. 2, that is, when the keeper 4; of the stanchion is latched in position, the upper end of the keeper 4 is located between the arms 16 and 17. The detent 18 of the locking member let registers in the notch 22 of the latch member 19 and thus, the locking member 1a cannot rotate independently of the latch member 19. The latch member 19 cannot rotate, because the flat rear face 21 thereof is so close to the support 6 as to prc vent this operation. From the foregoing it will be seen that when the parts are positioned as above described, the member 4 of the stanchion will be latched in the position shown in Fig. 2. Suppose, however, that it is desired to dispose the keeper 4: in the unlocked position shown in Fig. 1. The hand of the operator is engaged in the finger piece 23 on the latch member 19 and the latch member is raised, the shaft 15 being in the opening 10 of the support 6 and the spindle 2st rising in the recess 12. By this operation, the notch 22 in the latch member 19 will be disengaged from the lug 18 on the looking member 14. Thereupon, the keeper 4 may be swung in the direction of the arrow A in Fig. 1, the keeper engaging the arm 16 and swinging the same in the direction of the arrow A in Fig. 1, the shaft 15 rotating in the opening 20 of the latch member 19. By this operation, the lug 18 will be carried to the left (referring to Fig. 1) and will hold the latch member 19 uplifted, as shown in that figure. 'ihe upward movement of the latch member 19 causes the spindle 24 to enter the opening 26 in the striking plate 15 and when the latch member 19 is upheld by the lug 18, as shown in Fig. 1, the spindle 24: will be held in the opening 27 and therefore, the stanchion 2 will be latched against horizontal swinging movement In order to close and latch the keeper 4:, the same is swung in the direction of the arrow B in Fig. 1. The keeper thus engages the actuating rm 17 of the locking member 19 and rotates the same until the lug 18 of the locking member is alined vertically with the notch 22 in the locking member 19, whereupon the latch member will drop, the parts being restored to the latched positions depicted in Fig. 2. By the operation last above described, the spindle 2% will be withdrawn from the opening 27 in the s riking plate 25 and thus the stanchion 2 will be set free for horizontal swinging movement.

Although the latch member 19 ordinarily will move downwardly due to its own weight, a compression spring 28 may, if desired, be interposed between the latch mem ber and the arm 7 of the support 6, as shown in Fig. 8.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is 1. A stanchion retainer comprising a support; a locking member journaled in the support; a latch mounted for translatory movement on the locking member and held against rotation with the locking member, the latch and the locking member being proided with interengaging elements which co act when the latch is subject to translatory movement.

2. A stanchion retainer comprising a support; a locking member journaled on the support; a striking member; a latch mounted on the locking member for translatory movement to engage with the striking member and held against rotation with the locking member, he locking member constituting means for holding the latch engaged with the striking member, and the latch and the locking member being provided with interengaging elements.

3. A stanchion retainer comprising a support; a locking member ournaled on the supportand including a projecting arm; a latch movably mounted on the locking member and held against rotation with the locking member, the latch and the locking member being provided with interengaging elements and the latch being movable on the locking member to disengage said interlocking elements.

4. A stanchion retainer comprising a support; a locking member journaled on the support and including a projecting arm; a latch movably mounted on the locking member and held against rotation with the locking member, the latch being adapted to pr0- ject beyond the support, the latch and locklng member being provided with interlockmg elements, and the latch belng movable on the locking member to disengage the locking elements, the locking member constituting a support for the latch, to hold the latch in projecting relation with respect to the support.

5. In a device of the class described, a frame; a stanchion pivoted thereto and including a movable keeper; a locking member journaled on the stanchion and adapted to receive the keeper; a latch movable on the locking member and held against rotation with the locking member, the latch engaging the frame when the latch is moved in one direction, and the latch and the locking member being provided with interlocking elements coacting when the latch is move in an opposite direction.

6. In a device of the class described, a frame; a stanchion pivoted thereto and including a movablekeeper; a locking member journaled on the stanchion and adapted to engage the keeper; a latch slidable upon the locking member and adapted to engage the frame, the locking member constituting means for holding the latch engaged with the frame, and the latch and the locking member being provided with interengaging elements.

7. A stanchion retainer comprising a support including projecting arms having openings; a locking member including a shaft journaled in the openings, arms projecting from the shaft, and a lug located between the arms; a latch slidable upon the shaft and adapted to engage the support against rotation, the latch being provided with a notch adapted to receive the lug, the latch including a spindle adapted to project beyond one of said arms when the latch is lifted, the lug being adapted to engage beneath the latch, when the locking member is rotated, thereby to hold the spindle in projected position.

8. A stanchion retainer comprising a sup port; a locking member journaled in the support; a latch mounted for translatory movement with respect to the locking member and held against rotation with the locking member, the latch and the locking member being provided with interengaging elements which coact when the latch is subject to translator-y movement.

9. A stanchion retainer comprising a support; a locking member journaled on the support; a striking member; a latch mounted for translatory movement with respect to the locking member to engage with the striking member and held against rotation with the locking member, the locking member constituting means for holding the latch engaged with the striking member, and the latch and the locking member being provided with interengaging elements.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing as our own, we have hereto affixed our signatures in the presence of two witnesses.

ALEXANDER TUSCANY. LOUIS J. PETERSON.

Witnesses J 0111a KEARNEY, B. N. BATCHELLOR.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents. Washington, D. G. 

